Essays on Art in Architecture

The “Dance of Tears” monument has been placed in the courtyard behind the McDonald Library in late 1998 or early 1999. The statue was created by Barbara Trauth who had created many other meaningful statues prior to the Dance of Tears. The design of the…

Background The background and the context of this research involve tracing back the connections between nature and architecture. These connections caused the concepts of nature in architecture and architecture within nature to be born. The boundaries between nature and architecture are porous. Aims This idea…

In Chapter 7, Korydon Smith features three authors to define the relations between the human body and existing buildings. These authors are Vitruvius, Le Corbusier, and Lance Hosey. In the chapter, Vitruvius focuses on the proportional relationships among the parts of a human body. For…

According to anthropologist Ashley Montagu, “We in the Western world are beginning to discover our neglected senses”. In architecture, this expresses itself in the emphasis and utilization of immateriality along with materiality. Immaterial architecture involves the “subjective and unpredictable”. The immaterial qualities of a building…

Venice, Italy, is a unique location due to its natural protection of being surrounded by water. This made it easy to become a heart of a busy trade area. This added large amounts of wealth to the city. “This led them to build a great…

It is an undeniable fact that the built constitutes an important part of our environment and plays a crucial role in shaping our experiences and memories. We had begun experiencing architecture even before we heard, or knew, how to speak the word: by touching, licking,…

When one visits the city of Barcelona, they cannot fail to notice the beautiful attractions that are spawned by Gaudí. His sanctity and holiness preserved his artwork from the harsh criticism felt by others in his profession. By creating the Sagrada Familia as a key…

Technology has influenced culture in general and it has thus changed art and architecture along the way. Before the discovery of photographic art, to record a scene or a portrait one would have had to hire an artist. This was only affordable by the wealthy…

When studying art history, it is imperative to look into Roman architecture. The Romans have managed to create a new life for themselves with what little tools and technology they had. In this essay we will look at four examples of how they have advanced…